CareerPlan

RF Systems Engineer

Saratoga, CAFull-time2026-07-22 → 2026-11-11

Core

Design and deploy next-generation, satellite-based radar for persistent, all-weather, day-night sensing at global scale.

Role type

RF Systems Engineer

Builds

End-to-end capabilities for LEO platforms including waveform design, on-board processing, classification, and calibration.

Domain

Space communications, electromagnetics, signal processing

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

RF requirements definition, signal chain modeling, antenna design, phased arrays, digital signal processing (DSP), calibration, built-in test, fault isolation, component selection, supplier review, lab characterization, design review, anomaly resolution

Preferred skills

RF hardware, FPGA, embedded systems, mechanical, power, thermal, test engineering

Technologies

Phased arrays, FPGA, embedded systems

Responsibilities

Develop RF requirements and budgets for gain, noise, dynamic range, linearity, phase, timing, spurious response, and interference; Model and analyze antenna-to-digitizer and transmit/receive signal-chain performance; Define calibration, monitoring, built-in test, and fault-isolation approaches; Coordinate with array hardware, FPGA, embedded, signal processing, mechanical, power, thermal, and test teams; Support component selection, supplier reviews, lab characterization, design reviews, and anomaly resolution